Major Gifts Cap Off Successful $8.2M Campaign
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation) has made a contribution of $250,000 to SECU Family House, bringing our capital and endowment campaign total to $8.2M. The BCBSNC Foundation investment will be used to help offset the costs of lodging for families who cannot afford even the marginal contribution that the House requests from its guests.
“The BCBSNC Foundation wants to help ensure that any family, regardless of financial circumstance, enjoys the comforts, support, and services provided by SECU Family House,” says Kathy Higgins, BCBSNC Foundation President. “We are pleased to support both SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals and the vulnerable populations that it serves.”
Other recent major gifts that have propelled the campaign to its successful close include an Economic Development Initiative of $171,500 sponsored by Congressman David Price (NC-09); anonymous gifts of $50,000 and $25,000; a $50,000 contribution from the Leith Automotive Family; a $25,000 in-kind gift of office equipment from Corporate Express; a gift of $35,000 from David and Carol Callahan; and a gift of $25,000 from Steve Mills, in memory of his wife, Nancy Kitt Mills.
These combined gifts drove the campaign past its stated goal of $7.5M and provided an operating reserve to carry us through part of our first year. They have also made up for unanticipated building expenses on the 33,000 square foot facility. The SECU Family House board of directors inherits a brand new, beautiful 40-bedroom hospitality house that carries absolutely no debt. We have a small reserve and the beginnings of a healthy endowment. We hope to be well on the way to securing our own financial health while contributing to the health and healing of so many families in medical crisis.